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EFurmera 2025 Gallery pics

Here are some pics from EFurmera, a gallery showcase of fursuits and other anthropomorphic art by local artists from my province. It was such a pleasure to work with all of my very talented contributors. This is the first show I've curated, and I really enjoyed the process of organizing people and showcasing their work. We are currently gearing up for next year's show, but in the meantime, please take the tour!

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#efurmera 2025 #mara's curatorial work #furry art #sfw furry #art

Btw im cultural chairperson which means I'm writing a quick 5k words for the gallery display. Everybody witness my interesting volunteer work

#i wish it was paid lmao #but no #just for the love of the game

Like idk... I am an artist but I am a human first. And the way I'd have to live to make the artist lifestyle work is just not worth it.

Maybe if I was financially stable and paid someone to clean my house, it would be a different story. But right now, I already pay for the high I get from a creative flow state- with clutter building up, lack of time for myself, and loneliness from having to be on my own. That's because I do all of my creative work on top of working full time / being a full time student, and actually maintaining my personal connections.

Unfortunately I've seen the effects of failed attempts to maintain a creative career in late-stage capitalism, and they are not pretty. It's a massive risk to take, and I am honestly not sure it's worth it to sink everything into art with no backup plan.

So maybe I am putting my artistic career on the shelf for now, but it will be there when I get back. Something tells me that I will be a better artist moving slowly and responsibly in my life, than I ever would be if I tried to burn bright and fast now.

Being in professional artistic spaces and not being a 'developed' artist is such a specific kind of melancholy feeling. I wish i could spend more time on my art, but it seems that I need other things more. Things like stability and companionship eventually won out. I am able to do maybe 80 hours of actual hands-on artwork per year, not counting planning/writing/conceptwork. I am so envious of anyone who is able to do artistic work full time. I never stop thinking about it, it's always at the back of my mind- I wish I was making art right now.

Tendonitis Vs. Handsewing

My job currently requires me to do a lot of sewing. I have to apply Pellon interfacing to clothing artifacts using a straight stitch. In order to do this and hopefully not inflame my tendonitis, I will be using needle nose pliers to hold the needle today.

I'm immediately impressed by the improved grip strength the pliers give me, I'd actually suggest that anyone who handsews should try using pliers to hold the needle. There's the added bonus that if necessary, I could apply an ergonomic wrap to the handle of the pliers. I think this is the way, but I'll update this post with if I experience a flare up from the sewing again.

#project tag #my body rejects handsewing now #literally no other action inflames me as badly #so that's fun